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New Yorkers gear up for massive winter storm threatening to freeze the Big Apple
NEW YORK — Hunkered underneath a heavy hat, hood, warm winter coat and snow boots, Bob Peterson quietly rode a No. 5 train to Harlem on Saturday, relishing a moment of calm before the storm.
“I did everything ...Read more
More than 13,000 flights canceled by massive US winter storm
A massive winter storm forced thousands of flight cancellations that continue to ramp up as a system that may be the most expansive in years rips across the U.S. from Texas up to New England.
So far, more than 13,000 U.S...Read more
Heavy snow and ice are coming to Philly, and may stick around for a week, or more
PHILADELPHIA — It may not approach their magnitudes, but Sunday’s snow-and-ice cold brew is expected to bear eerie similarities to some of Philly’s historic winter storms and perhaps rival them for disruption.
After...Read more
Rain, not snow: Extraordinary warmth leaves mountains less snowy across the West
LOS ANGELES — At UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, located at 6,894 feet above sea level near Donner Pass, researchers collect detailed measurements of the snowpack each day.
There is still some snow on ...Read more
Today's Word "amative"
amative \AM-uh-tiv\ (adjective) - Pertaining to or disposed to love, especially sexual love; full of love; amorous.
"Theoretically, any given left-kisser should meet more right-kissers and, over an amative lifetime, or ...Read more
This Day in History, January 24
On January 24th, 1984, the Apple Macintosh went on sale for the first time.
Madadian Mail
Madadia is split, like other countries, into cities, towns and villages. Some are large and some are small. Postman Patel delivers the mail in the village of "Lardville".
Now Lardville is so small there is only one street with only ten houses, numbered from 1 to 10.
In a certain week, Patel did not deliver any mail at two houses in the village; at the other houses he delivered mail three times each. Each working day he delivered mail at ...
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Massive storm to test power grids across US this weekend
Snow and dangerously bitter cold are expanding across the U.S. Great Plains as the country’s largest winter storm prompts cascading travel disruptions and threatens widespread power outages.
The storm is expected to ...Read more
MTA could be forced to suspend aboveground subway service as powerful winter storm heads for NYC
NEW YORK — As Mayor Zohran Mamdani dashed kids’ hopes of a snow day next week, the MTA said it was preparing for potential buildup of snow and ice on aboveground subway lines.
The MTA will work to keep aboveground ...Read more
At Lumen Field, a push to make sure Seahawks fans don't break the internet
The last time the Seahawks hosted the NFC Championship Game in 2015, Seattle was a much different city and Lumen Field was a different stadium.
To be sure, to the untrained eye the Sodo gridiron doesn't look much ...Read more
California's battle with a Texas offshore oil firm escalates with new lawsuit
LOS ANGELES — For more than a year, a Texas oil firm has clashed with California officials over controversial plans to restart offshore oil operations along the Santa Barbara County coast.
Now, California’s feud with ...Read more
How cold is it across Michigan?
DETROIT — Temperatures across Michigan on Friday were already cold and expected to drop to some of the lowest in years, according to the National Weather Service.
Blame the so-called polar vortex, the phenomenon of ...Read more
Coinbase power play sparks crypto rift as key bill gets delayed
It was a rare White House rebuke to the crypto industry: Don’t take your newfound political muscle in Washington for granted.
A week after Coinbase Global Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong helped stall ...Read more
NYC braces for up to a foot of snow in first winter storm of 2026
NEW YORK — New York City is gearing up for its first major winter storm of 2026 — and it could be one of its worst in years.
A winter storm watch has been issued for the tri-state area from late Saturday night through...Read more
Massachusetts snow: Monster storm could dump 18 inches of snow across region
BOSTON — It’s about time we get a classic snow storm around here.
Hopefully your local supermarket is stocked with enough milk, bread and eggs ahead of the biggest storm to hit the Boston-area in four years.
The ...Read more
Study: Florida reefs offer multimillion-dollar flood protection -- if they survive
MIAMI — It’s no secret that Florida’s iconic coral reefs are in trouble.
Repeated body blows from hurricanes, pollution, disease, climate change — and a near-knockout punch from a 2023 marine heat wave — has ...Read more
Today's Word "magniloquen"
magniloquent \mag-NIL-uh-kwent\ (adjective) - Lofty or grandiose in speech or expression; using a high-flown style of discourse; bombastic.
"Although Napoleon presented himself as 'the Enlightenment embodied, bringing ...Read more
This Day in History, January 23
On January 23rd, 1789, Georgetown College became the first Catholic college in the United States.
Homonyms
This teaser features HOMONYMS, or words that are spelt different, but sound alike. There are three blank spaces in each sentence below, and the answers are all homonyms.
See if you can solve the following homonym teasers.
The old ____ began to ____ us with tales of how he used to hunt wild ____.
The Church counsel tried to ban, or in a sense, ______ the use of the ______ as it kept setting off the smoke ______.
The germs probably ____ down...
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Western governors called to Washington as Colorado River impasse drags on
With western states deadlocked in negotiations over how to cut water use along the Colorado River, the Trump administration has called in the governors of seven states to Washington to try to hash out a consensus.
The ...Read more
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